British actor Damian Lewis snapped a 'selfie' photograph with three war heroes at the Military Awards 2014 in London on Wednesday (10Dec14). The Homeland star gave a thumbs-up as he posed with Corporals Ricky Furgusson and Josh Boggi and Lance Bombardier Ben Parkinson, who all suffered severe injuries while serving in Afghanistan.
Lewis gushed about the heroic men, telling them, "You're all legends... You guys are amazing. You're the heroes. What you have done for me, for your country is incredible. You're the legends."
The emotional event, in honour of Britain's frontline troops, was attended by a host of stars including David Beckham, Dame Maggie Smith and Simon Cowell.

These celebrities are advocates for #HeForShe (and Emma Watson). HeForShe is a “solidarity movement for gender equality.” It is a campaign led by UN Women, that encourages men all over the world to speak out against the inequalities faced by women and girls. Emma Watson invited these men to the table with an amazing speech, in which she said, “I’m inviting you to step forward, to be seen, and to ask yourself…if not me, who? If not now, when?”
See what male celebrities have already spoken out in support of this movement:
Harry Styles
I'm supporting @UN_Women and @EmWatson in #HeForShe As should you.. pic.twitter.com/RYtM4SKkqN
— Harry Styles (@Harry_Styles) September 25, 2014
Tom Hiddleston
.@EmWatson you are impeccable &amp; extraordinary. I stand with you. I believe in gender equality. #heforshe pic.twitter.com/xXQsyJ7WfP
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 24, 2014
"Both men &amp; women should feel free to be sensitive. Both men &amp; women should feel free to be strong". @EmWatson: http://t.co/SWOSIsRuu0
— Tom Hiddleston (@twhiddleston) September 24, 2014
Chris Rankin
As a #HeForShe, I'm committed to #genderequality. I invite you to stand with me. @HeForShe http://t.co/BAFUlCHY3H
— Chris Rankin (@chrisrankin) September 24, 2014
Matthew Lewis
So proud of @EmWatson. From the girl I grew up with to the inspirational woman she is today. I'm with you. #heforshe pic.twitter.com/0j316BBznB
— Matthew Lewis (@Mattdavelewis) September 24, 2014
Kevin Durand
Stand up for your women. Stand up for your men. Stand up for equality. #heforshe pic.twitter.com/r2oY4sR6Kv
— Kevin Durand (@onemightytree) September 24, 2014
Chris Kluwe
Why do I support #heforshe? Because I have a wife, a sister, daughters, a mother; and they are just as capable and valuable as I am.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) September 24, 2014
Logan Lerman
My friend @EmWatson delivered a powerful speech to the UN http://t.co/yWtW3mjqBh I support equality. #HeForShe pic.twitter.com/gCNTK1BNvx
— Logan Lerman (@LoganLerman) September 23, 2014
Chris Colfer
#HeForShe is a great cause to get behind! Please check it out. So proud of @EmWatson! pic.twitter.com/lJrUWcmPEo
— Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) September 23, 2014
Simon Pegg
Husband to a wife, father to a daughter, son to a mother. You bet I'm on board, @EmWatson! #heforshe pic.twitter.com/5SyIKIbCZo
— Simon Pegg (@simonpegg) September 23, 2014
Douglas Booth
I am a passionate supporter of gender equality. @EmWatson @HeForShe @UN_Women pic.twitter.com/IpudHsNpu3
— Douglas Booth (@DouglasBooth) September 20, 2014
Gregg Sulkin
Emma Watson. I applaud you. http://t.co/7sTF6KsQKx
— Gregg Sulkin (@greggsulkin) September 23, 2014
Joseph Gordon Levitt
And speaking of #Feminism, @EmWatson is doing a great project called #HeForShe. Go check it out http://t.co/vSrNTdFY3Q
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) September 22, 2014
But he’s been a very active feminist for a while now!
Trying to hash tag #Feminism, 1st autofill on twitter is "#FeministsAreUgly." http://t.co/jjLMQ67bzl
— Joseph Gordon-Levitt (@hitRECordJoe) September 22, 2014
Neil Galman
As a feminist and a human being, I agree with @emwatson (read her speech) @UN_women #heforshe (pic by @amandapalmer) pic.twitter.com/prm1O2LRUg
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) September 23, 2014
Forest Whitaker
Proud to support the #HeForShe campaign of @UN_Women pic.twitter.com/BVMoJ4oJph
— Forest Whitaker (@ForestWhitaker) September 20, 2014
Luke Pasqualino
I'm committed to #genderequality. I invite you to stand with me. @HeForShe http://t.co/HUC3Q6qZBb @EmWatson pic.twitter.com/VukH9a51No
— Luke Pasqualino (@LucaPasqualino) September 24, 2014
Luke Newberry
Brilliantly said @EmWatson #Freedom #HeForShe pic.twitter.com/TtNBRHLhGm
— Luke Newberry (@lukenewberry) September 23, 2014
James Van Der Beek
Guys, @EmWatson really got it right. Gender equality isn't about taking a side, it's about human dignity for all. It's evolution #HeForShe
— James Van Der Beek (@vanderjames) September 23, 2014
Russell Crowe
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— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) September 24, 2014
We salute these men for speaking out in support of equality and hope to see more stars, and regular folk like us, join in with them!
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Stars including J.K. Rowling, Geri Halliwell, Laurence Fox, and Richard E. Grant are celebrating after Scotland voted to reject independence from the U.K.
Scots went to the polls on Thursday (18Sep14) for a ballot on whether to break away from the rest of Britain to become a self-governing nation. More than 55 per cent of voters chose to stay in the union, defeating the independence bid, and celebrities who had previously voiced their support for a 'No' vote took to Twitter.com on Friday (19Sep14) to share their delight after the result was announced.
Harry Potter author Rowling writes, "Been up all night watching Scotland make history. A huge turnout, a peaceful democratic process: we should be proud", Gosford Park star Fox writes, "Morning Scotland. Love you very much", and singer/songwriter Billy Bragg adds, "Referendum result: a new constitutional settlement for U.K. Big thank you to people of Scotland for putting devo (devolution) for England on the agenda."
Former Spice Girls star Halliwell writes, "Thank you Scotland - together we are Great Britain. X", actor Grant tweets, "Huge relief that we continue to be the United Kingdom", and True Blood star Robert Kazinsky adds, "Thank you Scotland, would be sad if one of (my) favorite places on earth was no longer part of my home. Back to the highlands I can go!"
Many of those who supported the 'Yes' campaign are trying to take some positives from the result - actor Alan Cumming writes, "Yes still means something. Please try to remember that. My YES friends", and Simon Pegg adds, "Feel sad for those who campaigned hard for a yes vote. Hopefully some meaningful change will come of this. It was by no means a landslide."
Other stars tweeting their surprise at how the campaign galvanised Scots into voting include Duran Duran singer Simon Le Bon, Muse frontman Matt Bellamy, and Harry Potter actor Matthew Lewis. However, one celebrity was left red-faced by the election result - Fast &amp; Furious actress Michelle Rodriguez thought the country had voted for independence, tweeting, "And the Scot's vote... Was a Yes!!!"

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British pop star Leona Lewis has written an open letter to fans about her struggle with depression and her fears for the future after parting ways with her record label.
Earlier this year (14), the Bleeding Love singer, who won Britain's The X Factor in 2006, exited Simon Cowell's Syco management firm and Sony Records after seven years on the books. Lewis has now opened up about the massive career change, blaming the split on creative differences over her fifth studio album, and revealing she spent months battling dark thoughts.
In the handwritten note, which was uploaded to her Twitter.com page, Lewis states, "It has been quite the rollercoaster year. The emotions I have felt have been more powerful, in both a positive and negative way, than any other time... in my life. "At some points I felt extremely depressed and other times experiences amazing highs, but it got to the point where the downs were outweighing the ups... I worry too much... I worry about the future, work, how I look... animals, the environment... At times it seems absolutely overwhelming and I spiral to a dark place."
She goes on to reveal the split from her record label came about after she was asked to make an album that "would have not been true to myself", adding, "I cannot make music that does not speak to my soul, as scary as it seemed. I could no longer compromise myself."
Lewis also reveals meditation has helped her move on from her dark moods, and she is now feeling more positive about the future, concluding, "You either sink or swim. I chose to swim... Whatever the future may bring, I am ready."

Veteran rocker Sting took to the stage to sing with the cast on the opening night of his new musical The Last Ship in Chicago, Illinois. The Police star's show opened at the city's Bank of America Theatre on Wednesday (25Jun14) ahead of its planned Broadway debut in October (14), and the rocker was in the audience with his wife Trudie Styler.
At the end of the performance, Sting took to the stage for the curtain call and led the cast in a song, according to New York Post gossip column Page Six.
Other stars who turned out for the musical's opening included Paul Simon, James Taylor, Styx singer Dennis DeYoung and AC/DC's Brian Johnson.
The show received mixed reviews from critics, who questioned whether the production, set in a doomed shipyard in Sting's hometown in the north of England, could draw in audiences on Broadway.
Steven Oxman of variety writes, "Do you want to live for two-and-a-half hours in a beautifully sad song?... The show currently works as a collection of songs in search of a complete story, or perhaps as a concept album - filled with mood and emotion and character and sensibility, but swaying as it takes on specifics. What seems to be missing is a driving conflict."
The Chicago Tribune's Chris Jones adds, "(Many) scenes... still have the air of a semi-staged concept album... The Last Ship already is a worthy and earnest musical, but we know how Broadway loves to take those down. Just look at last season."
Lewis Lazare of the Chicago Business Journal concludes, "Most of the theatre crowds in the early going at least will probably have come to hear Sting's music for the show. Fans of his work may find that much of it sounds familiar and pleasant to hear performed in a theatrical setting. But hardcore theatre buffs will soon realise Sting's style of music - for the most part - simply doesn't sit comfortably in a big Broadway musical context."

Singer Leona Lewis thought she had blown her chances of landing a role in new movie musical Walking On Sunshine when she fell over in the street in front of the film's directors. The Bleeding Love star, who quit Simon Cowell's Syco Music label last month (May14) after signing a new deal with Island Records, has a supporting role in the holiday romance movie, but she admits she feared she'd wrecked her chances following a fall after her audition with Max Giwa and Dania Pasquini.
Lewis, who plays leading lady Hannah Arterton's friend in the film, says, "I had to audition just the same as anyone else... and I remember sweating, I was so nervous. I came out of the audition and my mum and dad were supposed to pick me up, but they weren't there. I started walking and tripped over in the street and the directors were behind me.
"It was so embarrassing. I was like, 'No, that's it, it's gone. They think I'm crazy!'"

Stars including Colin Firth, Jeremy Piven and Luke Evans turned out to support Samuel L. Jackson at his cancer charity gala in London on Sunday night (15Jun14). The Avengers star hosted the One For The Boys Fashion Ball at the city's Natural History Museum to pull in donations for the cancer awareness drive directed at men.
A host of celebrities flocked to the event, which coincided with the London Collections: Men catwalk shows, and the bash had a strong fashion focus.
Jackson, Piven and Evans all took to the runway at the event to show off designs from brands including Fendi and Alexander McQueen. Other stars to strut down the catwalk included Simon Pegg, Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, comic David Walliams, actor Jesse Metcalfe and male models David Gandy and Oliver Cheshire.
Supporting the men from the audience were pop star Pixie Lott, who is dating Cheshire, TV personality Amanda Holden, and Oscar winner Colin Firth.
Singer Paloma Faith performed at the event.

British singer James Arthur has confirmed reports suggesting he has parted ways with Simon Cowell and his record label Syco. Rumours suggested Cowell and other executives at the company had dropped the U.K. X Factor winner after he wrote a song about terrorism, and now it seems the stories are true.
Arthur took to Twitter.com late on Tuesday to confirm he had moved on, writing, "Just to clear things up - I am no longer with Syco. I would like to thank all at the label for making a great record with me.
"I now have to move on and do something different - the future is bright!"
Arthur sparked controversy with the lyrics to his song Follow the Leader, in which he sang "I'm gonna blow up your family like I'm a terrorist", and then attempted to play down the fuss, insisting he was "not promoting terrorism".
Arthur has become the latest X Factor winner to depart Cowell's label - Matt Cardle, Joe McElderry and Steve Brookstein were all dropped and last week (ends06Jun14), Leona Lewis announced she had left the company after seven years, signing a new deal with Island Records.

Singer Leona Lewis has severed ties with Simon Cowell's record label, eight years after the music and TV mogul discovered her on U.K. talent show The X Factor. The Bleeding Love hitmaker, who has been part of Cowell's Syco label since she won The X Factor in 2006, has signed a new deal with Island Records.
The 29 year old, who released four albums as a Syco artist, has called her new deal "a dream come true", while Cowell has issued a statement wishing her well, suggesting he and Lewis have parted on good terms.
He says, "Congratulations Leona. We had seven great years together and now wish you all the best for the future. You put X Factor on the map."
Lewis adds, "To me Island has always been a label where artists can really flourish and are encouraged to express themselves. Island stands for quality music and signing with such a legendary label is really like a dream come true for me. I can't wait to start making music with my new team."

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